viaticumforthemarquise:

ooc; I’m answering this in third person b/c it’s easier on my psyche. =) 

Gabrielle’s smile is a rare thing. Unlike many people, it cannot be brought on by children or baby animals. She isn’t known for smiling, as has been well-documented, and often leads to many in the coven seeing her as a cold, inhuman creature who (as Armand has put it) cannot even remember what it was to be human. 

But, as Lestat can tell you, she does smile. And while it is rare, when one can make her smile, or even laugh, it’s as dazzling as her son’s. One might even note (and even fewer are aware of this, though I’d guess that Louis knows it, and possibly David) that Lestat inherited his smile from her. 

What makes her smile? 

Wit—the more dry or acerbic, the better. 

Irony. 

Exceptionally well-timed cruelty towards someone she despises. 

Lestat.